Open Access Mandate Policies in ProgressU.S. National Institutes of Health: strengthening from request to a requirement. In progress, as part of current Appropriations Bill, to be voted on by the U.S. Senate in the near future. If you're from the U.S. - call your Senator, and voice your support! Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): policy on Access to Research Outputs anticipated in near future. This is expected to be a strong policy; Canadian medical researchers are well advised to take action on open access now, including archiving of past research results.U.S. Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA): has not been brought to Congress yet.For info on U.S. policies, see the SPARC Advocacy websiteEurope: Europe-wide mandate policies in the works. As with any policy initiative of this breadth and scope, this might take a while.Plus: to generalize a bit, similar discussions are happening around the world.

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